Product Title: Lionel 6-31707 CHESAPEAKE & OHIO DIESEL FREIGHT TRAIN SET (CONV. GP9 #5910) O SCALE
Manufacturer: Lionel
Scale: O
Condition: Item Condition: C-10, Box Condition P-10
Operational Status: This item is brand-new and is assumed to be fully operational according to the manufacturer's specifications.
TCA Condition/Grading Standards: C-10: Mint—Brand New: all original; unused and unblemished.
TCA Box Grading Standards: P-10: Mint—Brand New: Complete and all original as manufactured and unused.
Listing Notes: Seaeled in box
Photos: Stock
Manufacturer Information:
Throughout its history the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad had been known for conquering tough Appalachian grades and for tackling heavy freight consists from around the country. C&O freight trains moved merchandise from the northern Great Lakes to the southern tidewater seaports. In 1949, the C&O began its switch from steam to diesel power. During the early 1950s the railroad purchased its first GP9 from General Motors' ElectroMotive Division. The locomotive proved so successful that the C&O had ordered a total of 363 units by 1957.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Freight Train Set celebrates the power of both the C&O and one of the toughest locomotives of the early diesel era. Heading this new freight train set is a dual-motored Lionel GP9 diesel locomotive featuring a realistic operating horn and bright directional lighting. A Standard O ACF 40 ton Stock Car, like those first introduced in Lionel Classic Trains Vol. II. 2001, featuring four removable cow figures, highlights the rolling stock of this set. A classic bay window caboose with interior lighting brings up the rear.
- LOCOMOTIVE FEATURES:
- Transformer controlled forward, neutral and reverse operation
- Operating diesel horn
- Directional lighting including operating headlights
- Operating strobe light
- Two operating couplers
- Dual powerful maintenance-free motors
- Four traction tires
- Die-cast metal trucks, fuel tank and pilots
- Metal frame and handrails
- Separately applied grab irons
- ROLLING STOCK FEATURES:
- Die-cast metal sprung trucks and operating couplers (caboose has non-sprung die-cast metal trucks)
- Standard O ACF 40 ton stock car includes die-cast metal operating couplers with hidden uncoupling tab
- Opening doors on stock car with four cow figures
- Removable trailer on flatcar
- Interior lighting in caboose
- Flashing rear light on caboose
- Locomotive and rolling stock individually boxed
- SET INCLUDES:
- GP-9 diesel locomotive, Standard O ACF 40 ton stock car, single dome tank car, flatcar with semi trailer, bay window caboose
PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS
- Rail Line: Chesapeake & Ohio
- Gauge: Traditional O Gauge
- Brand: Lionel
- Min Curve: O-31
- Dimensions: Length: Approx. 55 1/2"
- Most Recent Catalog: Classic Trains Vol. 2 2003